Allyson Felix, Track and Field: 9 medals - Not only is she the only female track and field athlete to ever win six Olympic gold medals, but she's also tied for most medals ever won by a female track and field Olympian.

Bonnie Blair, Long Track Speedskating: 6 medals - The second-most decorated US winter Olympian of all time, Blair made her Olympic debut in 1984 and became the overall short track world champion two years later.

The most decorated female US Olympians of all time

It’s been just over 100 years since women were allowed to compete

A little over a century has passed from the first Olympic Games that started to allow women to compete. Since then, women have proved time and time again that they deserve the chance to step on that podium—and they've taken full advantage of that chance, too.

Check out this gallery of the greatest female medal-winners in US history, according to TeamUSA.